Bill Darnaby writes: I have been assured that the cookies will be larger this yr. But Bill has a point that I overlooked. Chocolate chip cookies will be officially suggested. And, of course, be

Shorpy has posted a picture of a Carnegie Steel Co furnace at Pittsburgh in 1908. In the picture are Keystone Coal & Coke Co steel hoppers and a Pennsy steel hopper. Also in the picture is a car

Mike sez.... And, possibly surprising to some...we also pay for the "free" cookies and coffee...with the stipulation that I get a cookie when they come out. Stay close to me at cookie time<G>. Mike

I suggest that those who are offended should vote with their shopping dollars. That is the voice that is always heard. Chuck Peck

Ahh, I liked “Peggy” in the Lisle Marriott coffee shop, even though I only ate there the first day for breakfast! She was Luithanian and had a lovely accent, but very good English, but I did

I take deep offense at the comment below... it's no different than those bumper stickers you see now and then: "How's my driving? Call 1-800-eat-my-shorts"... only the suggested meal is somewhat

The Central of Georgia Historical Society recently received a donation of a 1925 flat car. This car was built by Tennessee Coal and Iron for the Central of Georgia.  The car number hasn't been

Thanks to all for the sanity check. Following Tony's email I clicked on the link and this time opened the article. Larry From: STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] On Behalf

I got the same error message Larry did, clicked the link in it, and voila: story. (Nice car, Tony.) Al Brown, Melbourne, Fla.

Larry Sexton wrote: And Tony Thompson replied: <<Larry, I just clicked on the link in your own email and it works.>> Worked just fine here out of the link in Larry's e-mail, too. Best

Larry Sexton wrote: Larry, I just clicked on the link in your own email and it works. Tony Thompson Editor, Signature Press, Berkeley, CA 2906 Forest Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705

The original series were: LSX 3000-3699 ACF ? Lot 8013 LSX 4000-4699 SSC 8/16 LSX 5000-5299 ACF 9/17 Lot 8451 The AC&F cars had 10'6" eaves height, while the SSC cars were 10' even. It seems likely

Larry, Try this one. Todd

At O Scale West the number of rooms rented reduces our cost for the ballroom. On the other hand, if we fail to rent the minimum number of rooms called for by the contract, we have to pay for the

Has anyone tried the link and determined whether it works? This is the message I received. "Sorry, the page you were looking for in the blog <http://modelingthesp.blogspot.com/> modeling the SP does

Al Westerfield writes: "When we were in business we had two business plans for hotel stays. For RPMs and the like we stayed at the host hotels to support the “free” meeting rooms. " I

As Robert Heinlein said, TANSTAAFL�. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. ======================== Yikes! I think I may have heard someone say "TANSTAAFL" one time, and I figured it was an

I've finished the 2007 "Shake 'n' Take" project car, the Kahn's reefer. I didn't follow the original directions from Greg Martin in all respects, but I've summarized what I did do in a post to my

No, no Mike, "Peggy" was the hostess in the coffe shop of the Marriott at this year's Lisle RPM. John Greedy

When we were in business we had two business plans for hotel stays. For RPMs and the like we stayed at the host hotels to support the “free” meeting rooms. However, when we had tables at